Posted March 30th, 2010
The A.C. F. central region honors its top chefs:
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http://www.nrn.com/breakingNews.aspx?id=381290&menu_id=1368
Posted March 26th, 2010
While the top 500 chains struggled as a whole in 2009, certain brands and industry segments bucked the trend with growth in sales and locations.
The 10 fastest growing chains with 2009 sales over $200 million
Ranked by largest percentage sales increase with concept name; 2009 U.S. systemwide sales; % sales increase
Posted March 25th, 2010
In another sign of the times, rockstar chefs Charlie Trotter and David Burke are walking away from their namesake restaurants in Sin City. Late last year, one of my early mentors, famed chef Daniel Boulud indicated that he would be closing his namesake brasserie at the Wynn when his lease runs out next month.
However, other chefs are re-tooling their concepts to react to the current environment. Chef Rick Moonen is creating a more upscale experience at his place and Joel Robuchon is actually raising prices at his Attlier De Joel Robuchon in light of a more optimistic outlook for this year.
Should be interesting to see how Vegas reacts over the next year or so.
Mark
